Anders Bagge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anders Bagge
Anders Bagge in 2022
Born	(1968-01-16) 16 January 1968 (age 57) Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Songwriter, music producer

Anders Bagge (born January 16, 1968) is a famous Swedish musician, songwriter, and music producer. He helps create songs and music for many artists.

Anders is part of a songwriting and producing team called Bagge & Peer, with his partner Peer Åström. You might also know him as a judge on the TV show Idol in Sweden. He also helped start a music company called Murlyn Music Group in Stockholm.

Anders Bagge's Early Life

Anders Bagge grew up in a family that loved music. His dad, Sven-Olof Bagge, was also a producer and songwriter. Anders looked up to his father and started playing the trumpet and piano when he was a kid.

When he was seventeen, he began producing music himself. In his early twenties, he started finding new artists to work with. He even worked with a famous music studio called Cheiron for a while before deciding to work on his own.

Anders Bagge's Music Career

In the early 1990s, Anders was in a music group called Legacy of Sound. In 1997, he started his own music company, Murlyn. The very next year, he had a huge success! He helped write and produce the song "Because of You" for the American boy band 98 Degrees. This song became very popular and sold millions of copies.

Anders has written and produced songs for many famous singers and bands. Some of these include Westlife, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Madonna, Santana, Jennifer Lopez, and Enrique Iglesias. In 2005, he won an award for producing Janet Jackson's song "All Nite (Don't Stop)".

Anders has also helped write songs for the Eurovision Song Contest twice. Both times, his songs represented Azerbaijan. In 2010, he wrote "Drip Drop". In 2012, he wrote "When the Music Dies".

In 2022, Anders Bagge performed his own song, "Bigger than the Universe", in Melodifestivalen. This is the contest where Sweden chooses its song for Eurovision. His song got the most votes from the audience, but he finished second overall.

Other Things Anders Bagge Does

Anders Bagge is well-known in Sweden for being on TV a lot. He has been a judge on talent shows like Idol and Made in Sweden. He has also been a contestant on other TV shows, including a baking show called Hela kändis-Sverige bakar and Masked Singer Sverige.

Anders Bagge's Personal Life

Anders Bagge married Johanna Lind in August 2018. Their wedding was even shown in a TV show called Cirkus Bagge.

In 2013, Anders found out he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is a condition that can affect how a person pays attention and controls their actions.

Discography

Singles

Publication

Anders Bagge has also written an autobiography about his life.

See also

In Spanish: Anders Bagge para niños